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RESOURCE
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RESOURCE EXPLANATION
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Love & Relationships
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The story of me (book)
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- Introduction for children about family relationships and where babies come from
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Before I was born (book)
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- Introduction for young children about family relationships and where babies come from
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What’s the Big Deal (chapters 1-4)
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- Introduction information for upper JS on the purpose of love and sexuality
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Sex
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When to Have the Talk
Heather MacFadyen with Mary Flo Ridley
Website: Heather MacFadyen | Right Where You Belong
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- Podcast on equipping parents on when and how to talk to your kids about sex, useful for teachers and school leaders to give guidance to parents
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Let's Talk About Sex
Heather MacFadyen with Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson
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- Podcast that continues to equip parents and adults for how to talk to the children in their lives at age-appropriate levels about sex, reproduction, body parts, etc.
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Birds and Bees Course
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- Online paid course for parents/adults, potential resource for parent seminars
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Learning about Sex series
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- Age-differentiated books to use with students and prepare teachers/parents for these conversations
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https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/talking-to-kids-about-masturbation/
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- How to talk with kids about masturbation
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Pornography
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Defend Young Minds
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- Website with resources/articles for preparing children to reject pornography
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Good Pictures, Bad Pictures (book)
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- Picture book designed to equip 7-12 year olds with a plan to know what to do when they encounter pornography
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Good Pictures, Bad Pictures, Jr. (book)
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- Picture book designed to equip 3-7 year olds with a plan to know what to do when they encounter pornographic materials
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What’s the Big Deal (chapters 8, 9, 12)
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Identity
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God Made Me in His Image (book)
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- A picture book for 4-7 year olds to help understand how God made their bodies in his image, understand their feelings about their bodies and help them accept them by highlighting God’s loving design of our individual physical characteristics
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God Made Me and You (book)
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- Picture book for 4-11 year olds. Invites kids to explore God's design for racial diversity
A place to begin conversations about cultivating a God's perspective on ethnic diversity, confronting the sins of racism, bigotry, and ethnic pride.
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God Made Boys and Girls (book)
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- Picture book for 4-7 year olds
- Helps children understand that their gender is a gift from the God who made them and loves them
- The story begins as the girls and boys at Grace Christian School are discussing if boys will always be boys and girls will always be girls
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God Made Me Unique (book)
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- Picture book for 4-7 year olds
- Helps parents and caregivers teach children that God creates every person in the image of God and each individual has tremendous value, regardless of his or her appearance or abilities
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Living in a Gray World (book)
by Preston Sprinkle
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- Understanding and biblically loving those who are part of the LGBTQ community
- Written for teens or adults
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Technology
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What’s the Big Deal (chapters 8-9)
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- Technology use and pornography wisdom for older JS
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Child Protection
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God Made All of Me
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- Picture book designed to equip parents to talk with both boys and girls about their bodies and to help them understand the difference between the appropriate and inappropriate touch of others
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https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/teach-children-about-online-sexual-predators/
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- Helping teachers/parents think about what needs to be taught regarding child protection online
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What’s the big deal (chapter 11)
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- Older JS “good touch bad touch” wisdom
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Biology
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Puberty and Masturbation
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- Podcast on equipping adults on when and how to talk to children about puberty and masturbation
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The story of me (book)
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- Introduction for children about family relationships and where babies come from
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Before I was born (book)
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- Introduction for young children about family relationships and where babies come from
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Created by God: tweens, faith, and human sexuality (chapter 5)
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- Basic sex-ed for upper Junior School
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What’s the Big Deal (chapters 5-7)
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Created by God (chapters 2, 4)
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Created by God (chapter 2)
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- Upper JS human development
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